Obituaries

Donna Sue Bowles

Mar 19, 2013

Donna Sue Bowles, 61, of Cody died March 19, 2013. She was born Sept. 20, 1951, in Atlanta, Ga., the daughter of Roy and Evelyn Smith. She worked as a legal secretary before moving to Cody 17 years ago, after she fell in love with the area as a tourist. She worked part-time and the Buffalo Bill Historical Center and...

Brad Lee McMillin

Mar 15, 2013

Brad Lee McMillin, 48, of Powell went home to be with his Savior after a courageous battle with ALS on Friday, March 15th, 2013. He was at home surrounded by his loving family. Brad is the oldest of five children, born July 15th, 1964 in Powell, Wyoming to Frank and Mary (Capron) McMillin. Brad grew up in Powell, raised on...

Merlin Stanford Olson

Mar 13, 2013

Merlin Stanford Olson was born the 3rd of six sons to Stanley and Gladys (Gaard) Olson on September 10, 1935 in Colfax, Wisconsin.  He left this world on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at the Powell Valley Care Center. Merlin grew up in Colfax with his parents and five brothers, Wes, Stuart, Mark, Dale and Fred.  Although born with a bad leg, he...

James O Howell

Mar 12, 2013

James O. Howell (June 13, 1931 - March 12, 2013) James O. Howell died Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings after a sudden illness. He was 82. Jim was born in Pingree, Idaho, on June 13, 1931 to Velma “Marie” (Beebe) and James V. Howell. He graduated from high school in St. Maries, ID. On May...

Lynn Wesley Fross

Mar 5, 2013

*Powell, Wy. Lynn Wesley Fross,85, passed away March 5, 2013 at his home in Powell. Funeral services will be held Friday March 8, 2013 at 2:00 pm, at the Assembly Of God Church in Powell. Viewing one hour prior at the church. Arrangements are being handled by Thompson Funeral Home and Crematory.

Joseph E Darrah

Feb 28, 2013

Joseph E. Darrah died on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 while surrounded by his family in Powell. He was 74. Joe was born in Cody on Sept. 25, 1938 to Harrison “Hank” and Mabel (Mix) Darrah. He attended Cody schools and graduated from Cody High School in 1956. He joined the Navy in 1957 where he attained the rank of Petty...

Linda Lee Bircher-Van Buren

Feb 25, 2013

Linda Lee Bircher-Van Buren was born in Wilson, Wyoming on November 24, 1946. Linda was born to Andy and Gertrude Bircher and joined four sisters, Lois, Betty, Jean and Barbara and two brothers, Jerry and Kenny at the family home on the banks of Fish Creek. Linda loved the “Little Red School”. She was a very good student and excelled...

Alvin Earl "Robby" Robinson

Feb 23, 2013

Alvin Earl ‘Robby’ Robinson (Dec. 11, 1915 - Feb. 23, 2013) Alvin Earl ‘Robby’ Robinson died peacefully at Spirit Mountain Hospice Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. His heart gently stopped after 97 years. Robby was born Dec. 11, 1915 on a ranch in Charlotte, Texas, the second of six sons of Lafayette Abraham and Ruby Bates Robinson. He graduated from Harlendale...

Victor J Bush

Feb 20, 2013

Victor J. Bush passed away peacefully at the Powell Valley Care Center on Wednesday, February 20, 2013.  He was 88. Funeral services are planned for Friday, February 22, 2013, at 2:00 p.m., at Thompson Funeral Home.  Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery. A full obituary will follow.

Joanie Marie Davison

Feb 17, 2013

Joanie Marie Hanebury Davison (Sept. 10, 1947 - Feb. 17, 2013) Joanie Marie Hanebury Davison died in her sleep on Sunday morning, Feb. 17, 2013 at the University of Colorado Hospital in Denver, Colo. Joanie lived with her husband and partner Mitch Davison on their farm near Powell. She was 65 years young. Joanie was born on Sept. 10, 1947...

Betty Louise Rockhold

Feb 15, 2013

Betty Louise Rockhold was born August 6, 1921 at the Powell, Wyoming farm home to Frances (Bartels) Smith and Otto F. Smith.  She grew up on the farm a mile north of Star School which she attended her first four grades.  Consolidation of all rural schools meant the rest of her schooling was in Powell, graduating with the class of 1939. She...

Thomas Manka

Feb 12, 2013

Thomas A Manka,52, passed away February 12, 2013 at his home in Powell. Memorial service will be held Thursday February 21, 2013 at 10:00 am, at Thompson Funeral Home chapel in Powell. Arrangements are being handled by Thompson Funeral Home and Crematory.

Virginia M Hall

Feb 11, 2013

Ruth Hecht

Feb 11, 2013

Ruth Neilson Hecht, age 99, died Monday, Feb. 11, 2013 at Willow Tree Care Center in Delta, Colo., where she had been a resident for the past  five years. When her health began to fail in 2000, she moved to Denver, Colo., and eventually to Delta, Colo., to live with her daughter, Betty until she entered the care center. Ruth was...

Sandra Rae Adams

Feb 10, 2013

Sandra Rae (Sage) Adams died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013 in her home at the Manor on Marston Lake in Lakewood, Colo., after a long battle with breast cancer. She was 64 years young. She began her life on Dec. 7, 1948 in Lincoln, Ill. She was born to Robert and Edna Mae Sage. Sandra was the oldest of three children....

Alma Jean "Cookie" Seeley

Feb 10, 2013

Alma Jean “Cookie” Willams Seeley died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013 at her home in Powell, in the arms of her husband, Walter Duane Seeley, Sr. She was 78. She was born in Green River on March 16, 1934, to William Henry Lewis Williams and Ellen Ann “Lala” Sloan.   Cookie was a loving wife and mother, a woman of warmth, strength,...

Milton Ray "Bud" Clifton

Feb 5, 2013

Milton Ray “Bud” Clifton, was born on Dec. 8, 1946, in Powell, the fourth of nine children, to Carl W. and Evelyn A. Clifton. He died Feb. 5, 2013 in Mesa, Ariz., surrounded by his family, after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 66. The Clifton family moved from Montana in the mid-1940s and Bud was the first...

Marian Clare Jorgensen

Jan 30, 2013

Marian Clare (Smith) Jorgensen died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013 at the Powell Valley Care Center from natural causes. She was 92. Marian was born June 11, 1920 to J. Fred and May (Hennen) Smith in Minneapolis, Minn. She attended Catholic school and graduated from St. Margaret’s Academy for Girls in 1938. While working in a law office in Minneapolis, she...

Dorothy Ann Hilton

Jan 29, 2013

Dorothy Ann Hilton (April 17, 1938 - Jan. 29, 2013) Dorothy Ann Hilton, of Powell, died Tuesday, Jan. 29. 2013 at St. Vincent Hospital in Lancaster County, Penn. She was 74. Dorothy was born April 17, 1938 to John J. Todd and Mary E. Sturgis. She graduated from high school and married Harold Hilton Aug. 25, 1956. She was a...

Marvin C Gimmeson

Jan 20, 2013

Marvin C. Gimmeson, 74, of Casper, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013 at the Shepherd of the Valley Care Center in Casper.

Marvin was born Sept. 12, 1938 in Powell to Williard Gimmeson and Margaret McPherson Gimmeson. He attended elementary, junior high and high school in Powell where he enjoyed participating on the PHS football and basketball teams. He also...